How much do you consume electricity?

[Smelly]

Batteries. They have 2 uses, not only for night time but when demand exceeds the 5.5kW I can produce from the panels.

[Jacobhl]

About 2000kWh per year for my 38 m2 apartment. Not used for heating.

But 2000kWh cost me about 750$(or 0.37$/kWh).

This debate had me thinking - is kWh used all around the world? I thought the US hated the metric system ;)

[M3TAL_L0RD]

@Jacobhl

This debate had me thinking - is kWh used all around the world? I thought the US hated the metric system ;)

No they are using whph (wheel horsepower-hour) in US and A :D

[SirJohn]

@M3TAL_L0RD

@Jacobhl

This debate had me thinking - is kWh used all around the world? I thought the US hated the metric system ;)

No they are using whph (wheel horsepower-hour) in US and A :D

LOL.

[E1320]

I have a pretty significant electric bill. I was expecting a serious reduction in my electrical consumption when I built my new house in 2008 but unfortunately the opposite happened. I use forced hot air heat in the winter and central air in the summer, I have a large electric hot water tank(which needs to go)and I run a Hepa filtration system in the bedroom all year. Were I live on the coast we have extreme cold in the winter and extreme heat in the summer.

In October which is an average consumption month I used 30kWh at a cost of ~$150 my usage peaks in August and February at 37kWh about $200.

[Smelly]

@E1320

In October which is an average consumption month I used 30kWh at a cost of ~$150 my usage peaks in August and February at 37kWh about $200.

Are you sure about your figures? It looks to me as though there is a zero missing. My solar set up can produce that in a single day.

[E1320]

@Smelly

@E1320

In October which is an average consumption month I used 30kWh at a cost of ~$150 my usage peaks in August and February at 37kWh about $200.

Are you sure about your figures? It looks to me as though there is a zero missing. My solar set up can produce that in a single day.

I am not sure how the power company calculates this, I took it right off the bill without doing the math. Perhaps I use 30kWh per day that would seam more realistic since 1kWh is like running a 1000 watt bulb for an hour x 24hrs would be 24kWh per day.

[kragmutt]

@raccoon city

@scheven_architect

growing marihuana does require a lot of energy... :d

Disclaimer: More off-off-topic chatter. Also, although I researched growing marijuana years ago, I never followed through on it.

If you live in the right climate, Mary Jane grows outdoors super-cheaply. But doing so in California is completely illegal. If you have a prescription for medicinal cannabis, you can legally grow a small number of plants indoors. If you use High-Pressure Sodium or Metal Halide grow lights, your electric bill will be super-high. But you can also use fluorescent (or compact fluorescent) lights and still get reasonably good marijuana, and your electric bill will be way lower. So there you go, tips on how to grow weed legally and cheaply (in California).

Hey back on topic! Can you use LEDs? =P

In BC, the residential rate is $0.0667 CAD per kWh is you use less than 1350 kWh in 2 months, and $0.0962 after that. Seems a lot cheaper than most of you.

[E1320]

@kragmutt

@raccoon city

@scheven_architect

growing marihuana does require a lot of energy... :d

Disclaimer: More off-off-topic chatter. Also, although I researched growing marijuana years ago, I never followed through on it.

If you live in the right climate, Mary Jane grows outdoors super-cheaply. But doing so in California is completely illegal. If you have a prescription for medicinal cannabis, you can legally grow a small number of plants indoors. If you use High-Pressure Sodium or Metal Halide grow lights, your electric bill will be super-high. But you can also use fluorescent (or compact fluorescent) lights and still get reasonably good marijuana, and your electric bill will be way lower. So there you go, tips on how to grow weed legally and cheaply (in California).

Hey back on topic! Can you use LEDs? =P

http://www.amazon.com/Sunshine-Systems-LEDGP14-GlowPanel-Light/dp/B001N4K2QE

[Jacobhl]

@kragmutt

In BC, the residential rate is $0.0667 CAD per kWh is you use less than 1350 kWh in 2 months, and $0.0962 after that. Seems a lot cheaper than most of you.

@Jacobhl

About 2000kWh per year for my 38 m2 apartment. Not used for heating.

But 2000kWh cost me about 750$(or 0.37$/kWh).

Only "a lot cheaper"? ;)

[kragmutt]

@Jacobhl

@kragmutt

In BC, the residential rate is $0.0667 CAD per kWh is you use less than 1350 kWh in 2 months, and $0.0962 after that. Seems a lot cheaper than most of you.

@Jacobhl

About 2000kWh per year for my 38 m2 apartment. Not used for heating.

But 2000kWh cost me about 750$(or 0.37$/kWh).

Only "a lot cheaper"? ;)

I'll charge all my batteries and send them to you, poor thing lol.

[CheapThrills]

Two last months have been a bit cold, some 900-930KWh consumed per month. Maybe 150$ or so, been heating with wood like a pyromaniac :)

Electric companies recently changed the billing from annual average divided to 12 months -> every months total paid per consumption.

This means, that on winter some people are getting pretty nasty "tickets" like 300-400$ / month.